Hello! My girlfriend and I will be visiting Switzerland from 9th August to 17th August. We are planning to visit Luzern, Lauterbrunnen and Vevey. I was wondering could anyone help me by suggesting how many days should i stay in each city? I was planning to stay 9th to 13th in Luzern, 13th to 15th Lauterbrunnen and 15th to 17th Vevey. Does this sound like a comfortable schedule?

What do you like to do? My sister and I are just finishing up our trip. We stayed 2 nights in Luzern, 2 in Vevey and 4 in Wengen. We found that a day and a half of sightseeing in Luzern was enough for us. The area around Lauterbrunnen is absolutely gorgeous so you might think about giving that more time. Also, you might consider staying in Wengen rather than Lauterbrunnen, the scenery in Wengen is spectacular.

The comfort level of that schedule will depend on what you want to do each day. And you didn't mention what you are hoping to see/do. If you want to spend most of your times in and around some of the Swiss Alps you'll want to extend your stay in the Jungfrau region (around Lauterbrunnen).

You might find the following links helpful for ideas on what to can be done in and around those towns:

Thank you for the reply! :) I have looked through the different websites and came up with the following plan, might need to trouble you help me see whether it is feasible. :) We are mainly planning to do some hiking and exploring the culture and nature in these 3 places.

9-12 Aug Luzern

9 Aug: We are planning to check out the old town

10 Aug: Day trips to Mt Pilatus

11 Aug: Day trip to Bern.

(We also wish to explore the lion monument area and the glacier garden. Which day would be better? Should we squeeze in another trip to either Titlus or Rigi or is this timeline suitable?)

You could take the scenic train from Interlaken to Montreux and then take a short train ride to Vevey.

I'm not sure that you need a whole day to explore old town in Luzern nor am I convinced that it's worth spending a whole day in Bern. We squeezed in a quick visit to Bern on our way from Vevey to Wengen-there are lockers in the train station.

We were disappointed with the trip up to Junfrauloch-it is very touristy and crowded. Too much walking through tunnels with exhibits that made us feel like we were in Disney World. We enjoyed our trip up Mannlichen from Wengen a lot more. We didn't get to do the hike at the top (Mannlichen to Kleine Scheidegg) because the trail was closed, but it's supposed to be beautiful

Thanks for your reply! Oh because i may not be arriving early morning in Lucern on August 9, most likely will arrive around 2-3pm. Would i still have time to see the lion monument and the glacier garden plus another mountain?

For August 15, is it worth making it a trip down to Callier Chocolate factory? or should i try for the vineyards instead?

Jungfraujoch is the most popular mountain in Switzerland I think (the busiest anyway) and the highest one that is reachable without needing to be a professional mountain climber. It does have a lot going for it but it isn't the only mountain in Switzerland (but definitely has the best marketing department!)https://www.myswissalp s.com/activities/natur alsites

To answer your question about Bern & Zurich-it depends on what you want to do there. Certainly you could do both in a day if you just wanted to take a walk around to get a quick feel for each city. If you wanted to spend time in museums, it might be hard to fit both in.

After arriving in Wengen around 1, you could take a ride up Mannlichen and hike around up there, or you could take a hike for a couple of hours from Wengen. The last hike we took there was beautiful-it was a loop starting out near the Hotel Falken & went by meadows (and cows!), through forests while seeing snow capped mountains. The hike we did the first day started near the Park Hotel, looped back to Wengen and had a nice lookout over the valley.

Mapara's answer is about right. Depends on what you want to do/see. I always liked Bern more as a city to explore than Zurich. Maybe I got bored living in Zurich though. haha. https://www.myswissalp s.com/bern

Thank you all for the help so far! I am in the process of booking the train tickets from Wengen to Vevey and i am quite keen for a trip on the Golden pass line! I took a look at the SBB website and came across with the itinerary attached (Photo attached). Just three questions:

1)Not sure whether i am reading this correctly but is this itinerary inclusive of the golden pass line from zweisimmen to montreux? or do i have to book via the golden pass website directly?

2) If i choose first class tickets, does it apply for every train ride in this itinerary?

3) Do i still have to reserve seats if i purchase first class tickets? If yes, how do i do so?

That itinerary includes the Golden Pass route (Interlaken to Montreux, via Spiez and Zweisimmen). You can reserve seats on the line as well but it is optional. I would reserve on the MOB panoramic train between Zweisimmen and Montreux: https://www.myswissalp s.com/goldenpass/packa ges

Thank you for the quick reply but i am a little confused, so does this mean i need to book the tickets via the sbb website as shown in my attached photo, and i still have to purchase the reservations seperately?